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Senior Program Officer – Data and Measurement, Learning and Evaluation
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Gates Foundation
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The Foundation
We are the largest
nonprofit fighting
poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The Team
This role sits within the Foundation’s Africa Offices (AIO) and is based in Ethiopia as part of the Ethiopia Integrated Health Team (EIHT), working in close partnership with the Government of Ethiopia, development partners, and implementing partners to strengthen primary health care through stronger data systems, measurement, and evidence-based decision-making.
The Foundation’s health and nutrition program in Ethiopia aims to address system inefficiencies, develop data-driven insights, and pilot new delivery approaches and innovations with the potential for scale. It contributes to Ethiopia’s achievement of critical primary health care outcomes — including immunization, nutrition, and reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health — as set out in the Government of Ethiopia’s Health Sector Development and Investment Plan (HSDIP II), a three-year roadmap spanning 2026/27 to 2028/29. The EIHT’s support spans service delivery; data systems; supply chain; health financing; innovation, research, and scale; and nutrition.
The team views government-led data systems and data use as core foundations for improving health service delivery, increasing efficiency in resource-constrained settings, enhancing transparency and accountability, and tracking performance — grounded in country ownership, a “One Foundation” approach to internal coordination, and long-term investment in national institutions.
Application Deadline: November 11, 2026.
The Role
The Senior Program Officer (SPO) will lead the development and management of a portfolio of strategic investments (grants and contracts) to strengthen Ethiopia’s health data systems and data use, and will lead the Foundation’s monitoring, learning, and evaluation (MLE) of its integrated health and nutrition program in Ethiopia.
This role is designed for a senior data and measurement leader with deep expertise in health information systems, data analysis and use, surveys and surveillance, and program monitoring and evaluation. Experience working alongside Ministries of Health to strengthen national and subnational data systems and analytic capacity is strongly preferred.
Working closely with the Government of Ethiopia, development partners, NGOs, research institutions, and multilateral agencies, the SPO will serve as a technical advisor and honest broker to Ethiopian data partners, a strong grant maker, and an excellent connector who can crowd in internal, national, global, public, and private partners around common agendas. The SPO will identify key issues and priorities emerging from Ethiopia’s health sector, represent the Foundation in national and global technical forums, and partner closely with team leadership to shape the team’s strategic vision and goals.
The role has both an external and an internal focus. Externally, the SPO will strengthen government-led data systems and data use for decision-making, and help sequence and prioritize data, digital, and surveillance reforms. Internally, the SPO will lead MLE for the Ethiopia Integrated Health Program (EIHP) — tracking the Foundation’s contribution to the HSDIP, health system performance, and service coverage outcomes, and enabling adaptive management and learning.
This is a six-month, limited-term backfill position based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Candidates must have a strong understanding of Ethiopia’s health system and be fluent in Amharic
What You’ll Do
- Portfolio Strategy, Investment Design & Grantmaking
Inclusively lead, shape, and manage the Foundation’s data systems strengthening portfolio, including administrative data systems, surveys, and implementation research
Design, negotiate, and manage complex grant portfolio(s), collaborating with grantees to achieve the desired impact of investments
Identify new investment opportunities and contribute to the design of new strategies, collaborations, and implementation plans that ensure long-term sustainability and impact
Ensure appropriate grant documentation, budgeting, and reporting, as well as operational efficiency and effectiveness, in compliance with Foundation policies and standards
Use this LTE period to review and assess performance of existing investments and research prospects for future investment design?
- Investment Oversight & Portfolio Management
Provide oversight of active grants and contracts — conducting site visits when appropriate, providing technical guidance, convening meetings, and applying and evaluating milestone-based performance objectives
Support small-scale testing of innovations and hypotheses in measurement and digital health, generating credible evidence of cost viability and effectiveness before pushing for scale
Independently identify issues, formulate and design plans, and operationalize ideas for major initiatives, exercising sound judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria
- Government Engagement & Data Systems Strengthening
Serve as a strategic thought partner and honest broker to the Ministry of Health and other national and subnational health ecosystem partners in the data, digital, and surveillance space
Strengthen and align with government measurement systems rather than creating parallel or vertical measurement approaches
Deepen support for domestic institutional capacity at national and subnational levels in health information systems, data science, and data analysis and use for program implementation
Support the Government of Ethiopia in identifying viable and practical approaches to measuring and tracking progress on health impact goals
Spend time understanding the realities of key health delivery staff and functions, including health extension workers, and critically interrogate how measurement systems enhance or detract from effective service delivery
- Representation on Coordination Platforms & Governance Bodies
Represent the Foundation in national technical working groups, partner coordination platforms, and governance bodies, including:
Government of Ethiopia-led data and health information systems working groups
Partner coordination platforms on surveys, surveillance, and measurement
Other strategic coordination mechanisms
Represent the Foundation at national, regional, and global conferences and forums to share Ethiopia’s experience and learn from other countries’ approaches applicable to the Ethiopian context
- Technical Leadership in Data, Digital Health & Measurement
Play a critical advisory role in sequencing and prioritizing reforms and investments in data use and analytics, health information, surveillance, and operational systems, linked to tangible deliverables and problem solving
Help distinguish between what is “hype” and what is truly tested and capable of scale in measurement and digital health
Where appropriate and based on pragmatic sequencing, identify opportunities where investments in digital health can improve health service delivery and data use
Support research agendas that address bottlenecks to effective service delivery and help reduce maternal and child mortality
Translate complex data and analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences, including senior government and Foundation decision-makers
- Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation of the Ethiopia Integrated Health Program
Lead and effectively communicate internal MLE strategies to inform Foundation programming and leadership decision-making
Track, assess, and evaluate the Foundation’s contribution to the HSDIP, health system performance, and service coverage outcomes
Review, refine, and monitor the key performance indicators agreed for EIHP 2.0, update reporting tools, and lead analysis to relay the implications of the data to internal partners
Oversee progress toward EIHP goals, ensuring expected deliverables are met and that delays are understood, documented, and addressed through timely adjustments
Regularly analyze and triangulate data to interrogate team hypotheses, support better decision-making, and create opportunities for adaptive management and learning
- Partnerships & Donor Coordination
Cultivate strong working relationships with government, development partners, and national collaborators to strengthen Ethiopia’s data ecosystem, including growing local data ecosystems
Enhance coordination, reduce fragmentation, and achieve efficiency gains by pooling resources to tackle common measurement challenges — from stronger administrative data systems to regular population coverage surveys and greater in-country modelling and analytic capability
Proactively identify and pursue alignments, areas of leverage, and opportunities for co-managed and co-financed collaborations to achieve Foundation and country goals
- Cross-Foundation Collaboration
Support the execution of the Foundation’s integrated c...